Environmental Assessment Completed

Sunset Consolidated (China Bar) Placer Mining

Plumas National Forest Plumas, California Mt. Hough Ranger District

Use of an excavator to remove material from a terraced area approximately 200 feet upslope of the river. A conveyor, wash plant and sluice box will be used for processing. Water will be pumped from an existing settling pond.

Location

North Fork of the Feather River, Seneca, CA

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/26/2012
2
Comment Period
12/24/2013
3
Objection Period Start
03/04/2014
4
Decision
03/2014 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2014 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
Decision Notice, Sunset Consolidated (China Bar) Placer Mining ProjectDecision Signed Date: 03/04/2014 Legal Notice Date: 03/04/2014
ForestsPlumas National Forest
DistrictsMt. Hough Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT26N, R8E, Section 19
Minerals and geology